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The association between disclosures on control system over financial reporting and mechanisms of corporate governance: Empirical evidence from Germany and Poland Cover

The association between disclosures on control system over financial reporting and mechanisms of corporate governance: Empirical evidence from Germany and Poland

By: Jacek Gad  
Open Access
|Nov 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2020-0028 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 351 - 369
Submitted on: Sep 17, 2019
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Accepted on: Sep 24, 2020
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Published on: Nov 6, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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